Grantha Vailakshanyam - க்ரந்த வைலக்ஷண்யம்

In this post, we shall try to realize the Grantha Vailakshanyam of Sri Vachana Bhooshanam ie. the greatness of the Grantham. When a grantham is done it is important to analyze and know how the grantham was born and under which cricumstances. To know more about various vailakshanyams of a grantham please check - http://eeduanubavam.blogspot.in/2012/07/avathaarikkai.html

In the Avatharikai of Sri Vachana Bhushana Vyakyanam, Sri Manavala Mamunigal tells about under which circumstances Sri Vachana Bhooshanam was born. Following are rough translations from Sri Mamunigal's Vyakyanam. 

Once, Kanchi Sri Devaraja Perumal out of His nirhethuka krupai(causeless mercy) selected a person called Manarpakkam Nambi, appeared in his dream and taught him some special rahasya meanings. Perumal also advised him to go and live in Srirangam, where He will teach him in further detail those meanings. Manarpakkam Nambi moved to Srirangam, lived there worshipping Sri Namperumal and keeping the meanings revealed by Sri Devaperumal to himself. 

One day when Nambi was in Kattazhagiya Singar temple, Pillai Lokacharyar came there with his close disciples and in the quiet ambiance of that place began teaching them Rahasyaarthams(meanings of rahasyas). Nambi, noted that those meanings were the same as taught by Devaperumal to him. He then came and bowed at Pillai Lokacharya's feet, asked him "AvarO neer?(அவரோ நீர்?)" - "Are you the one(the Devaraja who told me to wait in Srirangam)"? Pillai Lokacharyar replied "Avathu yethu?(ஆவது ஏது?)" - "So what? Join the ghosti". Manarpakkam Nambi then joined Pillai Lokacharyars kalakshepa Ghosti and learned the remaining meanings of Rahasyas there.

Again, Sri Devaperumal appeared in Nambi's dream and asked him to request PillaiLokacharyar to write the meanings of Rahasyams as a Grantham, for the great meanings would be passed on to generations to come. Sri Nambi also requested the same to PillaiLokacharyar and Sri Pillailokacharyar obeyed Devaperumal's order and wrote the meanings as a Grantham which is Sri Vachana Bhooshanam.

Such is the circumstances, in which Sri Pillailokacharyar authored this great rahasya grantham.

In the next post, let us check out what does the word "Sri Vachana Bhooshanam" mean as a continuation to this post.

Dasan

Madhusudhanan MA